American women in Japan find foreigners' edge in careers
In Tokyo, Edith Hanson, Meredith Endsley and Carolyn Ross illustrate how American women leverage foreigner status to advance in law, media, and martial arts. They navigate Japanese norms, pursue high visibility roles, and face legal limits while shaping careers through language, teaching, and public presence.
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Tokyo
Japan
Edith Hanson
United States
Miss Hanson
Henna Gaijim
Endsley
Wisconsin
Carolyn Ross
Columbia
University of Chicago
Chicago
Miss Ross
Freon linked to rising skin cancer risk warned in Congress
Washington (UPI) lawmakers opened a House Commerce subcommittee hearing on freon emissions from aerosols and appliances. Representative Marvin L. Esch warned delaying a study may invite tragedy and that ozone depletion could raise skin cancer cases by 1990 even with emissions cut. He cited University of Michigan findings and warned the problem may be too late to avert increased cancer incidence within 12 months.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Marvin L. Esch
R-Mich
Esch
House Commerce
University of Michigan
Giant southern telescope scans far into hidden sky
A new 158 inch reflector telescope atop Cerro Tololo in Chile, twin to a Kitt Peak instrument, extends view into the southern sky beyond previous northern hemisphere limits. It surpasses many rivals except the 200 inch Hale on Palomar, enabling study of stars and origins from a wider celestial area.
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Washington
Cerro Tololo
Santiago
Chile
Equator
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Tucson
Ariz
Palomar Mountain
California
Simon denies resignation reports amid political speculation
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon stated he has no intention of resigning and dismissed persistent Washington speculation as often incorrect. Meanwhile National Geographic highlights Cerro Tololo observations of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae, noting its rich heavy elements and role in understanding the Milky Way’s early evolution, with the Magellanic Clouds also targeted by the new telescope project funded by NSF and Ford Foundation.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury Department
Department
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Treasury
William E. Simon
National Geographic Society
Cerro Tololo
Man
Tucanae
Milky Way
Earth
J. E. Hesser
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Birmingham Sporting Goods
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H.P
Monument Plaza
Bennington
Drysdales
SM. L
Christecas
Drysdale
Ferdinand Magellan
South America
Africa
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
United States National Science Foundation
The
Ford Foundation
Kitt Peak Observatories
Association of Universities For Research In Astronomy
National Science Foundation
Dad
Berkline
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